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Summary: Don't buy it -- update
Review: It can properly play DVD, CD, MP3. But it seems it cannot play VCD or SVCD. The video and audio is ok for me, because I only have quite poor TV.Howeve, it have no clock on it. And when playing some disks, it'll make some annoying noise.
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But right after 30 days I received it, it could not play any disk. When I inserted a disk, it just showed "No Disc", and refused to work. And, also, because it is after 30 days, I cannot return it back to Amazon. Really a poor quality product.
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Summary: Doesn't play Netflix discs
Review: The first 10 or so DVDs played fine. Now every disc I play skips. If I drop the disc in without cleaning it first it's especially bad, often not even recognizing the disc. After cleaning the disc I can watch the movie; however, it always skips somewhere during the film (usually during the "edge of the seat" parts)...
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Summary: Cheap and it worked for me.
Review: I purchased this DVD player more than 4 months ago and so far I haven't had any problems playing DVDs or VCD/SVCDs I've purchased and burned myself. The material they used for the exterior and bottom has a very cheap feel to it, but you get what you pay for and I'm very happy it works with everything I throw at it. There are a lot of bad reviews so I guess it is hit or miss.
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Summary: DVD did not open!!
Review: I should have read reviews before I purchased....I just received this I opened up the package hooked it up and the DVD door did not open! The remote looks ancient and the DVD looks cheap. I didn't expect the best but I did expected it to work. I had to return. It will be worth spending a little more money for better brand. DOn't gamble on this you will loose. I did.
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Summary: Why Apex won't play you VCD's!
Review: I have a lower level model than this one but it works just fine for the price you can't beat it. I have read a couple of the reviews for this item and see that some of you haven't been able to get your import VCD's to work. There is a reason for that other than "Apex sucks" which of course is not true. There could be a possibility that the VCD's you are trying to view are in a foreign TV format, which is called PAL. American TV sets use the NTSC standard and will not display the PAL format thus you would have to convert your PAL VCD's to NTSC. Learn more at VCDhelp.com and yes the Apex is cheap but I have watched many a VCD, SVCD and DVD with no issues. The higher end manufactures cost a whole lot more and do a whole lot less.
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Summary: Not Playing VCD !
Review: Should have listened to others' reviews. This player does not play VCDs bought from China.(It displays "No Disk"). Other players from Sony, Toshiba and Apex AD-2500 all play at least. Hello...? I thought this player is "made in China" ? I end up with buying Apex AD-2500 and Sony 315 players instead. Don't buy this one if you ever think you need to play VCD (don't buy Toshiba either, for other playing VCD issues).
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Summary: Design Flaw - But Decent for Price
Review: This DVD player is fine for someone on a budget, but it has a major design flaw. You have to manually push the "power" button on the unit to turn it on/off - as the power button on the remote is rather useless (you can turn the unit off, but not on with the remote). It's one of those power buttons that actually is raised when it is off, which reminds me of 1985 televisions. Otherwise, the unit is pretty good - it plays VCDs, MP3s, and pretty much everything in between. If you can deal with the irritating power button, get this unit - it'll save you a good deal.
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Summary: should rate zero stars!
Review: What a piece of junk after 3 hours trying to get the tray to open found it wont read any kind of disc. Support is no help the only consolation is I get to see it smashed by the garbage truck. Don't waste your money on any player from apex, or as the company should be called DEFEX.
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Summary: Unhappy in the Burgh
Review: Just like the Customer from Ill., I Purchased the Apex AD-1600 spent the time in hooking it all up, as my 4 year old sat in anticipation I push the button to open the tray to except the Disney DVD that we purchased to watch & nothing happened, try telling a 4 year old that the DVD doesn't work & we'll have to send it back, I'm still trying to return it to Apex & I'm getting the runaround, THANKS APEX FOR A WONDERFUL PRODUCT!!!!
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Summary: New product out of the box but doesn't work
Review: DVD player. After seting up all the connections and the menu, I pressed the button OPEN to insert the DVD and nothing happened. Obviously it's defective. I tried to get hold of APEX; they don't have any skeleton crew available on weekends by phone or E-mail. I guess I will have to return this thing and get another brand.
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